ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2020
Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Asylum Seekers in Italy: A Population-Based Survey in Sicily.
Article in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Assessing the health status of migrants upon arrival in Europe: a systematic review of the adverse impact of migration journeys.Globalization and health · 2024Pooled it
- Reported Methods, Distributions, and Frequencies of Torture Globally: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Depression and Associated Factors Among Adult Eritreans in Norway.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2026Article
- The role of forensic imaging in the allegations of torture in asylum seekers.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Review
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for post-traumatic stress disorder: Lights and shadows.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Traumatic events, daily stressors and posttraumatic stress in unaccompanied young refugees during their flight: a longitudinal cross-country study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2022Article
- Continued Trauma: A Thematic Analysis of the Asylum-Seeking Experience Under the Migrant Protection Protocols.Health equity · 2021Article
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Abstract
Italian coasts are docking berths for the majority of boats carrying asylum seekers coming from Middle East and Sub-Saharan countries. These people escaped from their home countries in an effort to survive war, hunger and torture. These experiences might have affected their mental health, which became more endangered during their journey. The main aim of our work was to assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in asylum seekers in a first aid facility, where immigrants were aided after their arrival. Thus, we designed a cross-sectional survey with paper-and-pen questionnaires. The setting was the C.A.R.A. (Centro Accoglienza Richiedenti Asilo) in Mineo (Sicily). Participants were asked for general information. They also completed the PTSD Checklist of the DSM-IV (PCL-C) and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ). We collected 140 questionnaires and the PCL-C was completed by 98 residents; 44% of responders were considered affected by PTSD. Although we used a conservative cut-off, PTSD prevalence was found to be much higher than that in the general population.
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